The Madhya Pradesh police produced former MLA from the state, Kishore Samrite, before a local court on charges of publicly announcing Rs1 crore as 'supari' (contract) to kill MNS chief Raj Thackeray, where he was granted bail.A local Maharashtra Navnirman Sena activist, Rajesh Pandit had filed a complaint against Samrite at the Nashik Road police station after the former Samajwadi Party MLA in November 2008 announced a 'supari' of Rs1 crore and legal assistance to anyone who killed Raj Thackeray.     Pandit had also filed a criminal complaint in a Nashik court. On which the court had issued summons against Samrite. As the former MLA from Langi constituency did not appear before the court, subsequently, a warrant was also issued against him.The SP leader surrendered before the MP police, after the court issued a notice to attach his properties.Accordingly Samrite was produced in the court yesterday before judge Abhijit Nandgaonkar, who granted him bail on a personal bond of Rs 25,000, Samrite's lawyer Baburao Shende told reporters.The SP leader grabbed headlines in November 2008 after he released a controversial video of Raj Thackeray cutting a birthday cake with "bhaiya" written on it.Samrite is known for indulging in publicity stunts and had been externed from Balaghat district twice.

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